Meaning of Scandophile | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.

Examples

“Near-synonym: Scandinavophile”

“In powerful, but hard verses, Landor tells the Northern "Romeo and Juliet" story. It was only a "tour de force⟳," the impulse to which came from his friend William Herbert, who also was a "Scandophile".”

“As a non-Scandinavian "Scandophile," I cannot claim⟳ to be objective on this point⟳, but I cannot help⟳ but think⟳ that Scandinavian studies will be the stronger for it. It is indisputable that no area studies program⟳ is fully accepted by the academic community until it abandons its ethnic arrogance.”

“See⟳ also Dissertation of the Origin and Progress⟳ of the Scythians or Goths (London, 1797) by the Scottish antiquarian and Scandophile John Pinkerton, who later published a number⟳ of accounts of travel⟳ in Scandinavia in his General Collection.”

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